Techniques, methods, and systems for managing a set of data network nodes in a Network Management System (NMS). In some examples, a method may include receiving, at the network orchestrator, a service invocation for a service transaction associated with a transaction object; storing, by the network orchestrator, service metadata as part of the transaction object; determining whether there is a service metadata conflict associated with the transaction object; and in response to determining that there is the service metadata conflict associated with the transaction object, retrying the service transaction; or in response to determining that there is no service metadata conflict associated with the transaction object, applying the service metadata to one or more nodes of the set of data nodes.

An example method comprises receiving flow packets from network traffic analyzing platforms, for each particular flow packet: identify the particular flow packet as belonging to one of at least two flow packet types based on a format, if the particular flow packet is sFlow, determine if the particular flow packet is an sFlow sample, counter record, or a third packet type, if the particular flow packet is the sFlow sample or counter record, identify a flow source of the particular flow packet and at least one metric, and update a flow source data structure else ignore the particular flow packet, and if the particular flow packet is a second flow packet type: if the particular flow packet is of a format that matches a template, identify the flow source, and update the flow source data structure to include the identified flow source and the at least one metric.

An example method comprises receiving flow packets from network traffic analyzing platforms, for each particular flow packet: identify the particular flow packet as belonging to one of at least two flow packet types based on a format, if the particular flow packet is sFlow, determine if the particular flow packet is an sFlow sample, counter record, or a third packet type, if the particular flow packet is the sFlow sample or counter record, identify a flow source of the particular flow packet and at least one metric, and update a flow source data structure else ignore the particular flow packet, and if the particular flow packet is a second flow packet type: if the particular flow packet is of a format that matches a template, identify the flow source, and update the flow source data structure to include the identified flow source and the at least one metric.

In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.

In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.

Broadly speaking, the present techniques relate to a computer implemented method comprising: receiving, at a first server, one or more device identifiers from a device; determining, with the first server, the availability of a resource template for the device based on or in response to the one or more device identifiers; when the resource template is available for the device: provisioning, from the first server to the device, a template identifier to enable the device to register with a second server using the template identifier.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling managed object priorities in a network, such as 5G, are provided. One method includes receiving a constraint on a priority of a managed object, assigning a priority value satisfying the received constraint to an instance of the managed object, identifying a supporting resource for the managed object with the assigned priority value, and assigning a priority for the supporting resource, using the assigned priority value as a constraint.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling managed object priorities in a network, such as 5G, are provided. One method includes receiving a constraint on a priority of a managed object, assigning a priority value satisfying the received constraint to an instance of the managed object, identifying a supporting resource for the managed object with the assigned priority value, and assigning a priority for the supporting resource, using the assigned priority value as a constraint.

A system includes a device management apparatus. The device management apparatus includes: one or more memories; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: store user group information that defines at least one user group, each user group being a group of one or more users; store device group definition information that defines at least one device group in association with at least one user group, each device group being a group of one or more network devices; store authority information of each device group associated with at least one user group; store association information that associates each of the network devices to be objects of management with at least one of the device groups; and determine whether to permit a user operation related to a network device belonging to a device group based on the authority information of each of the device groups.

A management method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a second management unit, affinity information, where the affinity information is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a target object and another object, or is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a child object of the target object and another object; sending, by the second management unit, a management request of the target object to a first management unit, where the management request carries the affinity information; and managing, by the first management unit, the target object according to the affinity information, after receiving the management request that is of the target object and that is sent by the second management unit. In embodiments of the present invention, effective management of a network service unit or a virtualized network function unit can be implemented.